Corporate Knights

APRIL 18, 2024

A convoy of tractors was making its way to a Dutch government building in February when Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted out his support for farmers revolting against the EU’s regulatory push to drive down climate emissions: “I’m pro-environment, but I support the farmers! Farming has no material effect on climate change.”

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3BL Media

JULY 15, 2022

Carbon offsets occupy a relatively small space on the spectrum of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. But as more countries and companies commit to net-zero carbon emissions goals, they’re steadily gaining attention from investors as a tool to accelerate carbon reductions.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Along the way, I’ve spoken with airline consultants, fuel producers, carbon offset experts and industry critics, as well as with Shell executives, to understand the technologies and market drivers that could, over time, enable aviation to align with other industries in meeting the terms of the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

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3BL Media

JULY 22, 2022

A recent report from McKinsey & Company offered some hard evidence for what environmentalists have long known to be a mounting concern: The current carbon offset market will struggle in the next thirty years to meet the exponentially increasing demands placed on it by corporate America’s collective drive to meet their carbon pledges.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 24, 2022

s Association of Independent Music launched the Music Climate Pact , which was signed by all three major labels – Universal, Warner and Sony – along with large indies like Secretly Group and Ninja Tune. The post The music industry changes its tune on climate change appeared first on Corporate Knights.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The project had history in Kenya going back to 2004 and was Gold-level CCB certified achieving the highest level of the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standard for exceptional biodiversity, climate change adaptation and community benefits. Carbon removal is not just a technical fix for carbon emissions.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Thanks to the rise in plastics pledges, an emerging and undefined market for plastic offsets is just beginning to take shape. And, much like the market for carbon offsets, it’s messy. . There’s a new kid on the block of sustainability claims being made by businesses: "plastic neutrality." Given that U.S.

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Impakter

JANUARY 21, 2023

Impakter ‘Phantom’ Carbon Offsets Found to Have No Climate Benefit Contrary to what your gym membership wants you to believe, you can’t out-exercise a poor diet – you are what you eat at the end of the day. The same can probably be said for carbon offsets and climate change. Lauren Richards

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 26, 2024

In order to avoid the worst impacts of global warming, scientists agree that the world needs to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by midcentury. The idea is that if everyone aims for net-zero by 2050 and comes reasonably close to achieving it, the world will be spared a climate nightmare.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Macquarie Group’s Commodities and Global Markets division announced today an investment in carbon offset project-focused consultancy Ecological Carbon Offset Partners (EP Carbon), in a move aimed at supporting EP Carbon’s expansion and advancing Macquarie’s voluntary carbon offsets business.

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Stanford Social Innovation

JANUARY 31, 2024

Haya Over a billion dollars have been spent on forest and land use carbon credits to “offset” emissions. These offsets have been heralded as a means of protecting and growing the world’s remaining forests, and of addressing climate change. But offsets aren’t delivering. The stakes could not be higher.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Two seemingly interchangeable terms often seen are ‘ Carbon Neutral ’ and ‘ Net Zero Carbon ‘ The two, however, are not the same thing. Carbon neutral refers to a policy of not increasing carbon emissions and of achieving carbon reduction through offsets.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

body, set a course for airlines to offset emissions of international flights above a 2019-20 baseline. The pandemic led ICAO to scale back the program, CORSIA (for Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation), to make it easier for airlines to comply. A bill introduced in the U.S.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

How about June, when Unilever committed to zeroing-out emissions from all its products by 2039 ? billion over the next five years as it moves toward a 2050 net-zero target? dairy brand that committed to going carbon-negative by 2025 ? If so, should we be building an offsets market around soil credits?

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The company also announced that enterprises can now add Lenovo CO2 offsets to their purchase of select Lenovo ThinkSystem servers. This milestone that we celebrate today, and the extension of CO2 offset services to our server portfolio, highlights the focus and vigour of our efforts to enlist our clients in the fight against climate change.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 24, 2025

The standard setter emphasises internal decarbonisation, action-based targets as part of revamped net zero standard for corporates. Wyburd said that while carbon credits and removals can support the path to net zero, they must never be a substitute for internal decarbonisation.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 24, 2022

Marketing services provider HH Global announced today a series of climate targets aimed at aligning its net zero emissions goal with science-based standards. According to SBTi, science-based net zero requires decarbonization of 90-95% by 2050, with neutralization of residual emissions that are not yet possible to cut. .

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 24, 2023

billion will enable it to profit from tackling climate change while continuing to extract oil and gas for 60 or more years into the future, says CEO Vicki Hollub. Earlier this year, she said DAC will one day help Occidental bring its operations to net-zero, allowing it to continue investing in oil extraction. “We

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Stanford Social Innovation

MARCH 30, 2022

More recently, companies such as Microsoft and Swiss Re have been drawn to CDR as a way to more credibly meet their net-zero goals. The reasoning is simple: A traditional carbon offset only prevents additional CO 2 from entering the atmosphere (instead of removing already-emitted CO 2 ). Calculating CDR Impact.

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Carbon offset markets have always been complex and controversial instruments to fight climate change. Reading this article, you will better understand the carbon offsets market, carbon offsets controversy and the key initiatives to follow. Carbon Offsets Markets size.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 24, 2024

Many American companies are relying on carbon offsets to reduce their carbon footprint, especially those who have pledged to achieve 'net-zero emissions.' The results show that a single hurricane may wipe out 5% to 10% of total above-ground forest carbon, through tree damage, in New England.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2020

A similar message appears to be forthcoming from reports on 9 December by the Committee on Climate Change on the important role both businesses and the public sector have in delivering Net Zero across the real economy. Pathways to Net-Zero need to be tailored to the organisational context.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

degrees Celsius as a result of climate change, the UN reports that we must collectively achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Here’s what you need to know to get started right now: What Is Climate Neutrality? Climate neutrality must be accompanied by climate adaption and biodiversity strategies.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

A wave of anti-“greenwashing” litigation is seeking to hold major players in the aviation industry to account for sensational claims of being sustainable, low-carbon or contributing to net zero. It’s not hard to see why the aviation industry has provoked the ire of climate activists.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Climate change can impact our timberlands and operations in both negative and positive ways. Impacts are more likely to be opportunities, leveraging the benefits of forests and wood products as natural climate solutions. In addition, the net-zero transition could result in higher energy costs.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Rob Jenkinson is Net Zero Program Manager at Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing firm SKF. Reaching Net Zero operations by 2050 will require huge changes in industrial practices – such as how we use energy and source raw materials – but despite all the challenges, the target is achievable writes Rob Jenkinson.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A group of carbon market and removal-focused organizations* announced the publication of an open letter to the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance (NZAOA), calling on the investor group to affirm its support for carbon removal technologies, after disallowing their use in its members’ climate goals.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Engaging with state-owned firms is challenging and potentially less effective, Carbon Tracker warns. Investors that have set net zero targets for their portfolios have been cautioned to carefully evaluate their positions in majority state-owned oil and gas laggards.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Globally, there is an urgent need to take climate action and address related risks and opportunities as we transition to a lower carbon economy. The physical and transition effects of climate change can influence a business’ bottom line and its ability to compete in the future.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Net Zero Marketplace brings together carbon credit project providers, buyers, & third-party raters. Salesforce announced that several third-party ratings companies have joined Net Zero Marketplace as inaugural partners, including Calyx Global and Sylvera.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Julia Hoggett, CEO of the London Stock Exchange, said: “Our goal is to facilitate the financing of projects that are focused on climate change mitigation. Today’s publication of our admission and disclosure standards marks the launch of the first public markets solution to help raise capital for the voluntary carbon market. “It

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2024

While almost a third of those questioned (33%) believed carbon offsetting is a viable strategy for achieving net-zero emissions, just 37% have employed it as a strategy to reduce their businesses’ environmental impact. Worryingly, only 3% of those interviewed said their organisation was currently at net zero.

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3BL Media

APRIL 13, 2022

DESCRIPTION: We believe that climate change is a serious environmental, social and economic threat that calls for immediate and concerted action among all sectors of society. C and the United Nations’ Race to Zero. To reach net-zero global operational GHG emissions for Scopes 1, 2 and 3 by 2040. SOURCE: Qualcomm.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 3, 2024

C, and investee companies are not yet facing full scrutiny of their net zero transition strategies, posing challenges for institutional investors committed to decarbonising their portfolios in line with the Paris Agreement. Others might set a target for some or all portfolio companies to be net zero aligned by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2020

A similar message appears to be forthcoming from reports on 9 December by the Committee on Climate Change on the important role both businesses and the public sector have in delivering Net Zero across the real economy. Pathways to Net-Zero need to be tailored to the organisational context.

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ESG Today

JULY 7, 2022

Xpansiv provides infrastructure enabling market participants to value and exchange environmental commodities such as carbon, energy and water, and provides market data for voluntary carbon offsets, renewable energy credits (RECs), and low-carbon fuels.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Many of the decarbonization technologies needed do not yet exist, are not yet economically feasible or are not expected to scale quickly enough to achieve the insector reductions needed to reach net zero by 2050. See page 26 for more information.)

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